Charapoana Island Resort
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Cyclone Atu
... set on the edge of the lagoon is watertight. Sleeping fitfully we awake to further rain.
A little kayaking is possible in the afternoon, although with the slight breeze, maintaining control is challenging. Without the blue skies we have become accustomed to our activities are limited and we use the day to plan our next adventures in PNG and ...
Our own little island
Lola Island in Vona Vona Lagoon is our hideaway for the next few days. As the only guests at the resort we have the entire island to ourselves.
Life here consists of swimming, kayaking and snorkelling. We soon see the 'local' Black Tip sharks. Swimming in the shallows they appear to be on beach patrol, making sure that our slice of paradise is not ...
A quiet Sunday
... early. We land into Munda 10 minutes before we were scheduled to leave Gizo! Good job we did not catch any fish!
As it is Sunday the whole of Munda is pretty much asleep. With few tourist sites and the edge of a Cyclone (over Vanuatu) making its presence felt we stay close to our lodge, enjoying the views from the private ...
Wall, wreck and manta diving
... to fly again…so we are told!
For our surface interval we lunched on a deserted tropical atoll. This was the picture postcard Pacific island of one’s imagination. With coconut trees, warm tropical waters and excellent snorkeling – think large shoals of yellow stripe and a black tip shark – all readily available.
Our final dive was with the Eagle Manta rays. So graceful they gently float through the water ...
Fresh fruit and island exploration
... wreck of a transport vessel. As the vessel looms out of the darkness a certain eeriness descends. Whilst this wreck is no Titanic it is strange to see this manmade reef slowly being absorbed into the underwater landscape of the reef. Home now to a multicolored cornucopia of reef fish.
A brief boat ride takes up to the island of Gizo, with its provincial capital. Here the local market ...
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